Legalization Of Euthanasia

“The good death” - a literal translation that explains euthanasia; which is the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or even an irreversible coma. There are various types of euthanasia such as active euthanasia, passive euthanasia, involuntary euthanasia, voluntary euthanasia, and non-voluntary euthanasia. Among these, the most discussed ones are voluntary euthanasia and passive euthanasia. Per Dr. Jack Kevorkian's definition, voluntary euthanasia is a “conscious decision to die” made by the patient, and passive euthanasia is patient’s decision to withhold or withdraw treatment that helps sustain life to cause death. Both applications serve toward the same goal but voluntary euthanasia is a practice widely acceptable. Legalization of voluntary euthanasia has

As stated, earlier about the fear, there could be misinterpretations of the law if all euthanasia methods were legalized. The other types of euthanasia leave an open authority for someone such as a family member or even the doctor to decide if the patient’s condition is too worse to get any better and their death is in the hands of others. With the practice of voluntary euthanasia there is a respect for the autonomy, which allows the patient to do what is the correct way to go for him. For instance, Dr. Kewon also states in his article “Voluntary Euthanasia And Physician assisted Suicide: Should The WMA Drop Its Opposition?” that the respect for autonomy is an ultimate way to respect the choice of the patient under “the law [that] respect[s] a patient’s right to decide the time and manner of their death” (103.Kewron). Not only this, but even if the World Medical Association were to a take “neutral” stance on euthanasia, especially voluntary euthanasia the worldwide criminalization notion on euthanasia would drastically change and become a “treatment” process instead of crime